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Subject: [ROOTS-L] NC VA female inherits, later writes will

 
 
I posted this query on another list, but no one was that familiar  with VA NC 
laws of the time. Hope someone can help on this.
 
I have a copy of a will written in the 1820s, probated 1826 in NC. It was  
written by a woman who never married. She and her siblings inherited land,  
goods, and money from their father many years earlier. All are named.
 
In her will, she leaves everything, including the lands inherited from her  
father, to her nieces and nephews. All are named.
 
I thought if a female was an heir, she either had a husband or a  guardian 
was appointed to handle her legacy. I did not know she could  handle her own 
affairs.
 
Was there a law change? When? Or, have I been working under some  bad, BAD 
information?
 
Thanks for assistance.
 
anne